Recognised as Colour
#BD94BF
- #BD94BF
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#BD94BF is a magenta with RGB values 189, 148, 191 and HSL 297°, 25%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#BD94BF#BD94BF
HEX#BD94BF
RGBrgb(189, 148, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.5804, 0.749
RGB percentages74.1%, 58%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(297.2, 25.1%, 66.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(297.2, 22.5%, 74.9%)
CMYK1%, 22.5%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,424,383
CSS custom property--colour: #BD94BF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.3576WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.15:1
Contrast with white2.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#426B40
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.58:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.15:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#96BF94
Analogous#A894BF, #BF94AC
Triadic#BFBD94, #94BFBD
Split complementary#ACBF94, #94BFA8
Tetradic#BFA894, #96BF94, #94ACBF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R189
G148
B191
Red189 (74.1%)
Green148 (58%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue297.21°
Saturation (HSL)25.15%
Lightness66.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BD · G 94 · B BF
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